Question

If peter can type 80 words in 2 minutes how many words can he type in 5 minutes if he continues to type at the same rate. Show all work

Answer 1

200 words are peter can be type in 5 minutes.

Explanation:

As given

If peter can type 80 words in 2 minutes .

i.e

80 words = 2 minutes

Now words type in 1 minutes.

`1\ minutes = (80)/(2)\ words`

1 minutes = 40 words

Now calculate number of words are type in 5 minutes.

Words are type in 5 minutes = Number of minutes × Number of words are type in 1 minutes.

Number of minutes = 5 minutes

Number of words are type in 1 minutes = 40 words

Words are type in 5 minutes = 5 × 40

= 200 words

Therefore 200 words are peter can be type in 5 minutes.